Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Sigman
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 1993No. Civ. 930067PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company appealed from the trial court’s award of attorney fees to its insured in State Farm’s declaratory judgment action to determine insurance coverage. We hold that State Farm is obligated under its insurance policy to pay its insured’s attorney fees for defending the declaratory judgment action, and we affirm the judgment.
Robert Sigman, a high school junior, struck Brett Rudolph, a high school freshman, in a dispute over a girl. Robert’s blow broke Brett’s jaw. Brett and his parents sued Robert for civil damages, alleging that Robert willfully…
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